Chapter 126 The Absurd Xie Family
Wan Qiqi listened without giving him a second glance and instructed Chen Yongxing to load the things onto the mule cart.
Chen Yongxing finally realized that the reason his sister-in-law didn't start selling at first was because she never intended to set up a stall there.
But why didn't his sister-in-law tell him beforehand?
This way, he can be prepared and won't have to move around so much.
In fact, Wan Qiqi would definitely answer if Chen Yongxing asked.
He suffered because he didn't ask!
As Aunt Zhang watched the mule cart depart, her smile gradually faded, and she let out a cold snort.
The mule cart stopped at the entrance of the town. Wan Qiqi asked Chen Yongxing to pour out the two buckets of water to reduce the weight, but she still felt that it would be too much of a burden for the mule to carry two more people, and it would also slow down the speed.
Chen Yongnian stood beside the mule cart, exchanged glances with Chen Yongliang, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Wife, I won't take the mule cart. I'll take another vehicle."
"Okay," Wan Qiqi replied very quickly.
She sized up the group, and Chen Yongnian was the strongest and looked the heaviest. She was thinking of having Chen Yongnian take another car, even if it was later.
Chen Yongnian was taken aback, then breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Dazhuang thought it was because of him that Chen Yongnian couldn't ride the mule cart, so he quickly said, "Sister-in-law Chen, I can ride the oxcart myself!"
Wan Qiqi glanced back at him, "Since you weren't here, who told me about your sister's situation?"
Lin Dazhuang then realized the problem and awkwardly scratched his head.
"Get on the cart!" Wan Qiqi directed, then got on the mule cart herself, and instructed Chen Yongnian and Chen Yongliang, "No need to rush, safety is the most important thing."
"Okay." Chen Yongnian nodded.
"Sister-in-law, you go ahead! Leave the brokerage business to me." Chen Yongliang said with a smile as he saw Wan Qiqi off.
Then, he turned to Chen Yongnian and asked, "Brother, do you need me to help you explain to Instructor Xue?"
After watching the mule cart drive away, Chen Yongnian turned around and walked side by side with Chen Yongliang into the town.
"No need, I'll talk to him. You go do your task."
As soon as he finished speaking, he squeezed into the crowd.
The roads between towns were busy with traffic, and the uneven ground was smoothed out, allowing the mules to run faster.
Chen Yongxing drove the mule cart, glancing back every now and then. He noticed that his sister-in-law didn't seem to care about his brother's affairs at all, which puzzled him.
On the mule cart, Wan Qiqi stared at Lin Dazhuang for a long time. Seeing that he didn't speak, she sighed helplessly, "If you don't tell me, I don't know how to help your sister."
Lin Dazhuang then looked up, his eyes filled with worry, and asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law Chen, do you really have a way to help my third sister?"
"No." Wan Qiqi rolled her eyes as she spoke, feeling that this person was talking too much nonsense.
Upon hearing this, Lin Dazhuang pursed his lips, and his eyes instantly turned red.
"Stop! Hold back your tears!" Wan Qiqi said, her hair standing on end.
She knows that it's in a girl's nature to cry, but when did boys become emotional creatures too?
In the few months she's been here, she's seen several boys with red eyes, looking like they're about to cry.
Lin Dazhuang was so frightened by Wan Qiqi's words that he stood frozen in place, unable to move.
"Tell me the situation first! How can I know if my method will work if you don't tell me?" Wan Qiqi learned from her previous experience and decided to find out the details first, lest she offend some official again.
She wasn't afraid of offending officials; she just felt there was no need to make her situation even more difficult.
Now, she has no power, no influence, and not much money, so there are limitations on whatever she does.
If you knowingly provoke someone who is not to be trifled with, you are only making things difficult for yourself.
"Oh." Lin Dazhuang rubbed his eyes with his arm, seemingly wiping something, before finally speaking after a long pause: "That day, the matchmaker came to my house..."
"Stop." Wan Qiqi interrupted him again, "Just tell me directly which family in Baizhi Town your father negotiated with the slave trader."
Lin Dazhuang was stopped twice by her, and he pouted, looking somewhat aggrieved. "The Xie family in Baizhi Town, it's Master Xie's youngest son..."
Wan Qiqi listened to the situation, and it was pretty much as she had guessed.
Master Xie was a well-known wealthy man in Baizhi Town. He was famous not for the many good deeds he had done, but for having two concubines. His youngest son was born to his most favored concubine and was deeply loved by Master Xie.
When my youngest son was five years old, he accidentally fell into the water and was chilled. He fell ill for a long time and no matter how many doctors we consulted, we could not cure him. He was left with a lifelong illness and had to rely on ginseng medicine to keep him alive.
His illness has worsened over the past two years, and everyone has told Master Xie to give up and not delay any longer, as it is also a burden on his youngest son. However, his concubine disagrees, insisting not only on treatment but also on finding a wife for her son to bring him good fortune.
At first, some people thought that since the Xie family was wealthy, even if her husband died after she married into the family, nothing would happen to her. But they never expected that they would be the ones to die first.
One, two, three... they all died, and rumors spread.
Everyone was saying that Master Xie's youngest son was a jinx, so they dared not marry anyone else into his family and did not want to invite such bad luck.
However, the youngest son's illness worsened, and some said he wouldn't survive the winter. The concubine, heartbroken for her son and not wanting him to die alone, asked Master Xie to find a wife so that even if her son died, he would have a wife!
This was an absurd matter, but Master Xie agreed and actually searched everywhere. Finally, he met Lin Youtian, who wanted to sell his daughter, and the birth date and time he provided matched that of his youngest son.
Wan Qiqi was used to monogamy, and when she heard about pampering concubines, she almost didn't react.
However, in ancient times, the wealthier a family was, the more concubines they kept.
The reason she hadn't come into contact with them before was simply because the people around her were too poor to even afford to get married, let alone keep concubines.
This shows that the Xie family was truly wealthy.
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